News Archive
Jane Caputi, Professor of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies and Communication and Multimedia Studies
Research Thursdays - New book by Jane Caputi, Ph.D., professor of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
July 16, 2020
New book confronts a new geological age where humans are said to be the dominant force of change on the planet
Susan Schneider, 2019-2020 Baruch S. Blumberg NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology, Exploration, and Scientific Innovation. 2019. Photo courtesy of Giselle M. Avilés.
FAU Hires Leading Philosopher and Futurist
July 14, 2020
Susan Schneider, Ph.D., will bring her experience in analyzing the moral and ethical issues related to artificial intelligence and machine consciousness to FAU’s research in AI, brain and mind.
School of Architecture Leads Initiative to Mass Produce PPE
Research Thursdays - School of Architecture Leads Initiative to Mass Produce PPE for Frontline Workers
July 09, 2020
Community Foundation of Broward Grant will allow Jeffrey Huber, AIA, Interim Director of the School of Architecture, and faculty to mass produce face shields
Images (l/r): Alka Sapat, Ph.D.; Book cover of “Coming Home After Disaster: Multiple Dimensions of Housing Recovery,” edited by Alka Sapat; Ann-Margaret Esnard
Research Thursdays - Investigating the Implications of COVID-19 for Hurricane-Prone Areas
July 02, 2020
Alka Sapat, Ph.D., director of the School of Public Administration, is the lead Principal Investigator on this NSF Rapid Response Research Study
School of Architecture
Letter From the Dean - Welcoming the Schools of Architecture and Public Administration
June 30, 2020
We are very excited to welcome our new students, faculty and staff and we look forward to the collaborative work that will be possible
Images (l/r): Kelly J. Shannon; Book cover of “U.S. Foreign Policy and Muslim Women’s Human Rights” (2018);
Research Thursdays - Promoting Equity and Understanding of Diverse Cultures
June 25, 2020
Kelly J. Shannon, Associate Professor of History has been appointed the new director of FAU’s Peace, Justice, and Human Rights Initiative (PJHR)
Images (l/r): Book cover of “Jewfish;” Andrew Furman
Research Thursdays - “Jewfish,” a new novel by English Professor Andrew Furman
June 18, 2020
This new novel shines a light on the environmental issues facing south Florida and the planet
Image (L/R): (book cover detail) “Unstable Masks Whiteness and American Superhero Comics,” edited by Sean Guynes and Martin Lund, The Ohio State University Press, January 2020; Sika A. Dagbovie-Mullins; Eric L. Berlatsky; (book cover detail) “Ms. Marvel’s America No Normal,” Edited by Jessica Baldanzi & Hussein Rashid, University of Mississippi Press, February 2020
Research Thursdays - Department of English faculty members have co-authored two articles on the intersection of superheroes and racial politics
June 11, 2020
The intersection of superheroes in comic books, racial politics, the politics of racial mixing and racial mixedness
Image: 2019 Summer Band Camp performance
Research Thursdays - ‘Keep the Music Playing!’ Initiative for Youth
June 04, 2020
The Department of Music received the Impact 100 Palm Beach County’s Arts, Culture and Historic Preservation Grant.
Michael J. Horswell
Letter from the Dean - Moving Forward Together
June 02, 2020
We are witness this week to yet another brutal murder of an African American man by police officers, and the resulting protests of another pernicious virus in our society: systemic racism.